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York County, SC

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, York County, SC saw a net gain of 881 tax-filing households and a net gain of 2,377 individuals. On net, the area gained $181.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Mecklenburg County; the largest outflow went to Mecklenburg County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$181.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
+881
tax returns
Net people
+2,377
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$720.9M
Moved out$539.3M
Net +$181.5M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Mecklenburg County, NC2,240$192.9M
  2. 2Lancaster County, SC478$39.9M
  3. 3Gaston County, NC340$20.5M
  4. 4Chester County, SC270$12.5M
  5. 5Union County, NC160$15.0M
  6. 6Richland County, SC138$6.4M
  7. 7Charleston County, SC107$8.1M
  8. 8Greenville County, SC102$7.8M
  9. 9Lexington County, SC98$6.2M
  10. 10Spartanburg County, SC86$4.2M

Where movers went

  1. 1Mecklenburg County, NC1,389$91.8M
  2. 2Lancaster County, SC605$44.8M
  3. 3Chester County, SC395$20.8M
  4. 4Gaston County, NC328$19.4M
  5. 5Richland County, SC261$13.8M
  6. 6Union County, NC168$9.0M
  7. 7Greenville County, SC150$14.2M
  8. 8Spartanburg County, SC125$7.1M
  9. 9Charleston County, SC117$11.6M
  10. 10Horry County, SC109$7.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$2.4B (+58,248 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$111.5M+2,717
2013+$104.4M+3,571
2014+$142.6M+4,130
2015+$77.2M+3,055
2016+$187.4M+6,326
2017+$406.1M+10,562
2018+$279.3M+6,295
2019+$231.3M+5,635
2020+$211.2M+5,726
2021+$194.5M+4,089
2022+$237.2M+3,765
2023+$181.5M+2,377

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.